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Eric Betzig

@eric_betzig

An engineering physicist sometimes masquerading as a biologist or, on one occasion, a chemist. Aspiring astronaut. Nuclear is the way.

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The process is a feature, not a bug, with the goal of maximizing government employment. For all the focus on cutting waste, I sincerely hope that Department of Government Efficiency digs into cutting excessive regulation, which has been an incredible drag on productivity and the process of creative

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Philistine that I am, I never heard of him. But wow, what a thread, what a life, and what a command of lighting and anatomy.

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Agree that a new Bell Labs would be wonderful. Many have tried and failed. SpaceX is the modern equivalent -- a no holds barred, work 'til you drop interdisciplinary organization that is already changing the world (Starlink) and will change it much more profoundly in the years

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Supremely honored to have worked in the same building where he had worked. For a new hire like myself, the fear and burning need to prove oneself worthy of sharing the same space with the living greats and ghosts from the past served as a powerful motivating tool at Bell. You

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I so wish I had done this. So many times I'm asked to talk about my past, yet it's impossible to return to my emotional state, motivations, and "reasoning" of the time. It's all compressed to a ten minute fable with the appropriate jokes sprinkled in. When I look at pictures of